(Vocabularius Juris Utriusque continued)
(Emeritus professors continued)
local laws which formed the generally applicable body of law, to the populace at large. The Vocabularius is found from time to time bound with other works, customarily other legal reference works or dictionaries. For example, the Law Library’s 1494 copy of the Vocabularius is bound with Wernherus of Schussenried’s Modus Legendi Abbreuiaturas in Utroque Iure, a work of Roman and canon law abbreviations. Typical of certain 16th-century editions of the Vocabularius, the Library’s 1589 Venice copy is accompanied by Giovanni Battista Caccialupi’s Tractatus de Modo Studendi in Utroque Iure, which indicates use of the Vocabularius by law students. Also in Special Collections is another 15th century imprint of the Vocabularius, a 1498 Venice copy printed by the eminent Italian printer Bernardino Stagnino (fl. 1478–1538), known for his legal and philosophical works, but who also satisfied the academic community by printing the works of Dante with commentary. The Law Library’s copy of the 1478 Vocabularius is a fresh, vellum-bound folio, with rubricated initial capitals and some slight contemporary marginalia. Its printer, Peter Drach, was considered the leading printer in Speyer, which in the 15th century was an important German center for court and government. Among the many works Drach produced are two editions of the Malleus Maleficarum (“The Witch Hammer”), the popular witch identification and prosecution manual (1487 and c.1490). Another important Drach imprint is Petrus de Crescentiis’ comprehensive natural history work Ruralia Commoda (1493) which contains over two hundred woodcut illustrations, an unusually large number of illustrations for a work of this era. The Library’s acquisition of this early and scarce imprint of the Vocabularius is important, for this copy complements the later printings of this title in Special Collections. Together these works form a significant research corpus for work in the history of law and legal dictionaries.
“Retirement” for GW’s law emeriti hardly has meant inactivity. These professors are engaged in a broad range of activities, both professional and “fun.” Professors Lees, Park, Robinson, Schwartz and Sharpe all have taught courses in the Law School since assuming emeritus status. Thomas Buergenthal is the American judge on the International Court of Justice (known as the World Court), The Hague, Netherlands. Professor Nash continues to be involved with the Nash & Cibinic Report, a must-read for government procurement lawyers. Former library director Hugh Bernard has produced Professor Emeritus David Weaver with Sidney Katz, JD ’66, a body of work chronicling the histo- Managing Partner of the intellectual property law firm Welsh & Katz in Chicago. Professor Weaver taught courses in taxary of the law school. Professor tion and trusts and estates. Painter, who teaches classes on selected film topics, was accompanied by spouse Marion and their son Professor Richard Painter, on leave from the University of Illinois School of Law to handle ethics matters in Washington as Special Assistant to the President and Associate White House Counsel. Among the emeriti who sent best wishes and promises to attend our next gathering were former library director Anita Head, contracts professor Max Pock, products liability professor Teresa Schwartz, and former dean Ed Potts. Next time around we look forward to welcoming those emeriti whose prior commitments kept them from attending - and seeing again those whose company we so enjoyed this time.
“Retirement” for GW’s law emeriti hardly has meant inactivity. These professors are engaged in a broad range of activities, both professional and “fun.”
Dean Lawrence proposes a toast to the Emeritus Faculty. In the background are (l. to r.) Professors Emeritus Lewis Schiller and David Robinson, Rare Books Librarian Jennie Meade, and Library Director Scott Pagel.